Fixes | March 19, 2014, 12:00 pm Teaching Children …

Fixes | March 19, 2014 , 12:00 pmTeaching Children to calm ThemselvesBy DAVID BORNSTEINF ixes looks at solutions to social problems and why they Luke gets angry, he tries to remember to look at his bracelet. It reminds him of what he can do to calm himself: stop, take a deep breath, count to four, give yourself a hug and, if neces-sary, ask an adult for is 5 and he has been practicing these steps for half a year at school and at home, thanks to a program called Head Start Trauma Smart that currently serves some 3,300 Children annually in 26 counties in Kansas and Missouri. We used to have to do these steps four or five times a day, said Connie, his grandmother (who requested that I change her grandson s name and omit her surname). Now we re down to four or five times a week. Luke s difficulties stem from his earliest experiences. Before and after his birth, his parents regularly used drugs.

Fixes | March 19, 2014, 12:00 pm Teaching Children to Calm Themselves By DAVID BORNSTEIN Fixes looks at solutions to social problems and why they work. When Luke gets angry, he tries to

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